Channel bracket



I J. s. TO'RMEY Dec. 7 1926.

CHANNEL BRACKET Filed June 50, 1925 Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

JAMES S. TORMEY, 01? LOS ANGELES, CALIFdRNIA, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED STATESBUMPER COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

CHANNEL BRACKET.

Application filed June 30, 1925; Serial No. 40,636.

This invention relates to channel brackets and is more particularlydirected to a channel bracket for use in mounting bumpers or bumpersupporting rods to the frame members of a vehicle.

Many different types of brackets are now in use for mounting bumpers orbumper supporting rods to the frame of vehicles. Many of these bumpersemploy what is commonly known'as a jay bolt which books under one memberof the channel irons which form the frameof the vehicle. These .jaybolts; grip only a short section of the metalforming the channel ironandare se- 'cured' to the channel iron in such a manner as to make theirhold on the channel iron very ineffective, in many cases a slight jolt,such as is imparted thereto by kicking the same, completely dislodgingthe jay bolt and permitting the bumper to fall upon the ground. Manyother types of bumper brackets are employed, many of which require thespecialboring of holes in particular positions in channel irons of thevehicle frame which weakensthe same. It is, therefore, an object of thisinvention to provide a channel iron bracket that is adapted to besecured to the channel iron of a vehicle frame in such a manner that thesame is rigidly afiixed thereto and which does not require the boring orpunching of a hole in the channel irons.

Another object of thisinvention is to pro sive construction and'which]may be easily installed inposition and which when so installed isextremely well adaptedto support the bumper or bumper supporting rod inrelation to the vehicle frame.

Other objects and advantages of this in-' v vention will be'apparentfrom the following detailed description of a preferred embodimentthereof as illustrated in the ac companying drawings, in which drawingsFig. 1 is an'end elevation, partly in sec bracket embodying thisinvention.

Fig. 4 is; an end elevation, 'partly'in sec- 1 tion, of another modifiedform of channel bracket embodying this invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of-a chan- 'nel bracket embodying thisinvention, as

illustrated in Figure 1.

In the preferred embodiment of this invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, 1 generally indicates a section or strip ofspring steel or like metal having an upwardly extending outer portion 2,a transversely extending bottom portion- 3 and an inclined portion 4terminating in an upwardly extending inner portion 5.

Screw-threaded through the portion 2 is a bolt'6 and screw threadedthrough the in-" ner portion?) is abolt 7 which bolts 6 and 7 are in themodifications of thisinvention illustrated in Figs. 1', 3 and 4, alignedso that when the bolts 6 and? are-tightened into position a continuouslineof pressure is presented through the bolt 6, channel iron 8 and theboltr7, the bolt 6 being preferably ti'ghtened so that the under edge 9of the curved, section 4 engages the lower web 10 of thechannel iron 8so that. the

bracket is prevented'from slipping from or being rotated from position.

The bumper supporting rod. 11, having a v bore 12, is mounted upon theend of the duce a channel iron which is of inexpenbolt 6 so that thesame is'engaged in position against the side of the channel iron 8, thebolt 6 having a tapered end from the threaded portions thereof and thebore 12 formed in the arm 11 being of slightly less diameter than" thediameter of the bolt 6 so that the'boreiis wedged and maintainer].

"in position.

. Referring now to Fig. 2, the modification therein illustrated isentirely similar to the modification illustrated in Fig. 1 except forthe fact that the upwardly extending section 5 thereof is extendedupward to a point near the upper Web 13 of the channel" iron 8 and thebolt 7v is screw threaded therethrough so that the inner end thereofengages the channel iron at a point above the point of engagement of thebolt 6 and for the further fact that the bumper supporting bar 11 ismounted upon an out wardly extending portion 14 of the bolt 6 and ismaintained in position thereon by means of a separate nut 15.

The bolt 6 is provided at its engaging .end with Na .chamfered point .sothat the same will tend, as the same is screw-threaded into the verticalsection 2, to cut into the channel iron The bolt 6" is alsoscrew-threaded at its outer end to receive the nut The modification ofmy invention illustrated in Fig. .3 differs from the modifica tionsshown in Fig. 1 in that the outer upright member 2 is extended upward .asufficient distance beyond the bolt .6" to .perunit the connecting oftheibumperlbar .11 .directly therewith means of a bolt 15". Thismodification is particularly desirable in many places wherein it.isdiliicultto properly ,align the bumper supporting bar and wherein itis desired 'to elevate "the bumper supporting bar.

The modification illustrated in :Fig. ,4 dif fers only from themodifications shown in Fig.3in'that the portion 2 of the bracket.islconstructed of greater length and ?bent outwardly .as illustrated at16"" and then downwardly (or forwardly) as illustrated at 17'." :toprovide a section l8 "to which the "bumper bar 11 may be secured bymeans Lof a bolt 15".

This modification is particularly ,desirable'wherein the horn .of ll3116 vehicle frame projects laterally .a considerable distance beyondthe channel iron 8 and where it is desirable to provide clearance .forthe bumper supporting :bar 11".

' The channelbr-ackets herein .illustratedare flparticularlyadaptedforsupporting bumpers or securing bunipersto the frameo'fa motorvehicle, .the channelirons 8 bemg thechannel iron frames of the vehicleframe cons,t1 uc-' ,lJlOIl to which t is des red to secure the bumper.The arms 11 o'f the'bumper supporting arms are secured to :the bumper.structurein any desired or preferred manner .as is well understood'inthe cart and which extend .rearwardly from the bumper structure. Two ofsuch bumper supporting arms .11 arev provided for securing :the bumperto the-oppositely disposed channel irons 8 of the vehicle frame. "By the.use of such channel iron brackets, ,thefbumper -supporting arms 11 may.besecured'to the channel ironsS of:themoto.r vehicleframe with .out thenecessity of formingholes in the channel irons of :the motor vehicleframe, which holes do to a certain degree weaken the frame structure.The channel 7 iron brackets provided by this'invention are also adaptedto be positioned at any desired-point along theflongitudinally extendingchannelirons 8 of the motor vehicle frome so as? to provide an easymeans of adjusting the position of,

the bumper structure either to the front or the rear of the motorvehicle so that the said Eloumper structure may be projected to thedesired and correct degree in front of the said motor vehicle.

In securing the channel bra k ts embodying .this invention to the.channel irons 8, the bolts 7 are screw-threaded through the verticalportions 5 of the channel iron bracket 1 to position so that the ends ofsaid bolts will be in position to engage the channel irons 8 so that theinclined portion 4L will engage the end '9 of the transverse portion 10ofthe: channel irons '8. After havingbeen so adjusted, the bolts 7 arenot further screw-threaded in the vertical extension ,5 but remain inposition. Thetighten- .ing of the channel "iron bracket .upon thechannel iron 8 is effected by means of the bolts .6 which arescrew-threaded through-the vertical extensions 2 so as to force theinclined portion l tightly into engagement with the edge ,9. V

Many other .modifications of this invention might be equally wellillustrated. 'However it is believed that sufficient modificationsthereof have been set forth to enable those skilled in the art to whichthis pertains to see clearly the great range of flexibility to whichthis invention is susceptible, and while many such modificationsare'herein set forth, -itis understood that I do not wish to be limitedto any one of theexact modifications, Ibut that my invention is of thescope of the appended claims;

I claim:

1. A bumper bracket comprising .a strip o'fmetal formed to provide anupwardly eX- :tendingend sect-ion, a itransverse'ly extending section,an inclined section, a second upwardly extending section, means mountedin the latter said section for securing the strip of metal to a channeliron, andmeans secured to the first upwardly extending section forsecuringthe same to a bumperbar.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a strip of metal formedto provide an upwardly extending. end section, a transverselyextendingsection, an inclinedsection and a second upwardly extendingsection,

.means securedtothe lattersaid section for engaging a channel iron, andmeans secured .tothe first said end section for engagingthe oppositeside of the said channeliron.

3. A device- .of the class described, comprising a'bent strip of metal'formedtoprovide an upwardly extending end section, a transverselyextending section, an inclined section, a secondupwardlyextending-section, a bolt screw-threaded to thelatter'said section toengage .a channel ir-on, and a "bolt screw-threaded to the first saidend I section for engaging-the opposite side of therehannel iron at thesame elevation.

4. In a bumper bracket, the combination means secured to one of saidupwardly exof a strip of steel bent to form two upwardly tendingsections for securing the same 'to a extending sections and a transversesection, bumperbar. one of the first said sections being bent to- 10Signed at Los Angeles, Calif. this 30th ward the other, a boltscrew-threaded to each day of May 1925.

upwardly extending section in position to engage opposite sides of achannel iron, and JAMES S. TORMEY.

